Kowloon wins

Chapter 213

"I want to report to Huang Mafa that when my grandson was in Henan, he was on the paper about water transportation changing to sea transportation. He once talked about the matter of the Macau shipyard. Today, the first batch of eight water ships have started construction at the same time, and there are still docks under construction. It is estimated that By this time next year, the first batch of water ships will be ready for sea trials, and it is estimated that more than [-] water ships will be mobilized in the next year to deal with water transportation, which will be enough to supply half of the water grain. There are more than [-] large-scale tank ships. At this time, the conversion of grain from grain to sea can be fully implemented, but the shipyard cannot be left empty. Sun Er plans to rebuild dozens of large-scale sea-going ships for overseas trade. The trade goods should be silk and porcelain. Lord, thanks to Mr. Cao for not giving up, he is willing to raise silk for his grandson, and use it as a share. The dividends can be used to repay the shortfall. This matter is still under discussion, so we did not report it to Huang Ma Fazhi in time. It's my grandson's fault, if you can get the emperor's favor and allow your grandson to act cheaply, it will not be difficult for Mr. Cao to pay off his debts."

Regarding the Cao family's shortfall, Hong Qing had already had a case in her chest, so she said that she would come out now, so she didn't panic, after a long speech, it was very clear.

"It's ridiculous. How do you know that overseas trade can make a profit? If not, will the Cao family's deficit be repaid or not?"

Old Eleven Xiang hated Hong Qing the most, and he didn't believe that overseas trade could be hugely profitable, so before the old man could speak, he sneered at him sinisterly.

"If Uncle Ten doesn't believe it, how about betting against my nephew?"

For rough people like Old Ten, Hong Qing never cared about them, even if he was in front of the imperial court, Hong Qing didn't save him much face, smiled slightly, and proposed tit for tat.

"Guru..."

Over the years, Lao Shi has suffered a lot from Hong Qing's hands. Don't look at the appearance, but in fact, he is full of hypocrisy inside. Losing face again, Dang even was so embarrassed that he could only swallow his saliva wildly.

"Qing'er, An Neng is so rude to your tenth uncle."

Seeing Old Ten being suffocated by Hong Qing again, the third master burst into laughter in his heart. Of course, in front of the old man, the third master did not dare to smile, not only did he not dare to laugh, but he had to keep his face sullen She stepped forward and reprimanded Hong Qing.

"My nephew made a slip of the tongue, please ask my tenth uncle Haihan to make a mistake."

Bullying a guy like Old Ten is not really a sense of accomplishment at all. I got stabbed left and right, and I just apologized. It's really not a big deal. On this point, Hong Qing is not a big deal I feel very, as soon as the third master ordered, he immediately bowed and apologized.

"Humph!"

It's good that Hong Qing didn't apologize, this apology immediately made the old ten's face flushed red, and his heart was burning with anger, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only let out a cold snort.

"Huang Ama, my servant thinks that this matter may be very wrong. I'm afraid it's not good for Qing'er to have the heart to help Mr. Cao. However, my Qing law clearly stipulates that in-service officials are not allowed to have anything to do with business. It is to compete with the people for profit, if this example is open, there will be endless troubles in the future!"

Seeing the third master and his son singing in unison and embarrassing the old ten, the ninth master couldn't hold on anymore, so he stood up from the side, bowed to the old man, and spoke out in a manner of worrying about the country and the people I remonstrated a lot.

"Uncle Jiu's words are wrong. If the goods are marketed domestically, there is a suspicion of competing with the people for profit. However, if the market is overseas, the profits obtained come from the barbarians. How can we compete with the people for profit? On the contrary, it is also beneficial to the people's livelihood. Don't you see it? What goes out is silk and porcelain, but what flows in is real gold and silver. Not only can the people benefit, but the imperial court can also get their taxes. , Establishing the Eight Banners business name may ease the misery of the Eight Banners' gradual poverty."

Others don't know the importance of overseas trade, but Hong Qing knows the fundamentals, and with just a few words, Master Jiu is annoyed and doesn't know how to deal with him.

"Since Qing'er said that overseas trade is of great benefit, let me ask you, how much is the benefit?"

The old man is not a narrow-minded person. On the contrary, his vision is very broad. He knows that although the risks of overseas trade are not small, the profits are also very rich. If not, he would not reopen the sea ban in the 30th year of Kangxi. Of course Well, even though the sea ban was lifted, the old man never encouraged overseas trade. The root cause, apart from the unavoidable controversy over emphasizing agriculture and commerce, is that he never really knew the extent of the huge profits of overseas trade. Seeing Hongqing talking cheerfully there, she really wanted to test Hongqing, so she waved her hand and interrupted from the side.

"When I returned to Huangmafa, my grandson sent someone to Guangzhou to understand the market, and I had a detailed discussion with the people of the Red Hair Country (Spain and Portugal were both called the Red Hair Country by the Qing Dynasty). I dare not say anything about it. If you know the palm of your hand, but you also have a lot of experience. Generally speaking, a piece of silk satin is only about ten taels in Suzhou and Hangzhou, but it can be sold for about a hundred taels when it arrives in Nanyang, and the difference is about ten times. A set of medium-grade bowls and dishes in the south of the Yangtze River is only a mere three taels of silver, but if it can be shipped to Nanyang, you can get more than forty taels of money, and the businesses of the Hongmao people are all over the overseas barbarian countries, and the demand for them is huge. There is no need to worry about sales.”

Since the strategy of developing overseas trade was set more than two years ago, Hongqing has spent a lot of energy to inquire about the distribution of forces and trade scales in Nanyang and Dongying. There are a lot of baskets, and now when it comes to the prospect of overseas trade, I am very confident.

"Ten times the profit? It's quite a lot. Let's talk about it. What is the Eight Banners Company talking about?"

The old man knew a little about the huge profits of overseas trade, so he was not very surprised to hear what Hong Qing said. After making a comment indifferently, he changed the topic.

"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, this is a small thought of my grandson, that is to use the names of various flags to accumulate capital and buy shares, establish a company, and participate in overseas trade. Grandson can supply ships and sailors, and use the dividends from trade Helping the needy may ease the pressure on the household department, this matter is just an idea at the moment, whether it can be implemented, my grandson dare not say the truth."

The reason why Hongqing came up with the concept of "Eight Banners Firm" was because he had the idea of ​​twisting the Eight Banners into a single rope, but this is not the point, but has another magical effect. Qing didn't intend to tell the truth at this time.

"It's extremely absurd. The emperor Ama has learned from it. My son thinks that this is a way to harm the country. It is absolutely unacceptable. Moreover, such remarks are suspected of buying people's hearts. They have ulterior motives and should be dealt with seriously!"

The fourth master has been "bullied" by the third master and his son terribly these days, and he was tricked again just now, and now he is full of resentment, hearing Hong Qing's deviant thoughts, how can he hold back the pain in his heart Angry, without waiting for the old man to express anything, he strode out and proposed a loud voice.

"Why did Fourth Uncle say this? The Eight Banners are the Eight Banners of my Qing Dynasty, the foundation of the country. Anyone who benefits the Eight Banners will do good. Could it be that the Eight Banners are suffering and the fourth uncle has never seen it?"

Hong Qing is just a hedgehog, so how could he be so easy to provoke? When Fourth Master jumped out like this, Hong Qing was not polite, and asked him mercilessly. The reason why the Eight Banners caused troubles was because they ignored the interests of the Eight Banners.

"This is sophistry. What is your intention to tarnish the reputation of the Eight Banners with the smell of copper from merchants?"

After being ridiculed by Hong Qing, Fourth Master's face immediately turned extremely ugly, and his words became more and more severe, and he almost pointed at Hong Qing's nose and scolded rebellious.

"Fourth Uncle is really evil, but justice is in the hearts of the people. Whether this move is feasible or not is not up to Fourth Uncle to decide. Merchants, although small, are also indispensable to the country. Don't they hear the flowing water and don't get corrupted? Hushu is not a beetle, if there are no merchants to sell from north to south, where does the silk that the fourth uncle wears come from? Where does the tea and wine that the family drinks come from? Could it be that the fourth uncle brewed it himself?"

When it comes to the sharpness of the tongue, Hong Qing has always been a top master. After a series of rhetorical questions, she was really sharp, and the fourth master was so angry that his eyes stared like gold stars. Already messed up, he was so suffocated that his complexion turned livid.

"That's enough, have you forgotten that you must not be rude, huh?"

Seeing Fourth Master and Hong Qing having sex in court, the old man's expression suddenly turned a little awkward, he snorted coldly, and scolded in extreme displeasure.

"Huang Ama calm down, my son is rude."

"Huang Mafa calm down, grandson has become presumptuous."

Once the old man had such an outburst, Fourth Master and Hong Qing didn't dare to argue any more, and hurriedly apologized to each other.

"Forget it, I don't bother to argue with you. Overseas trade is very risky. Before it achieves results, saying that the Eight Banners Company is just an extravagant talk, I can't be sure, let's discuss it again!"

The old man didn't blame the two any more, he waved his hand indifferently, and then gave a vague conclusion.

"Yes, grandson obeys the order!"

Others may not be able to hear the subtext in the old man's words, but Hong Qing knows the root of it immediately. The meaning is just to let Hong Qing make achievements before talking about the Eight Banners business, and this is obviously Hong Qing's pleasure Seeing the situation, the response was very straightforward.

"Yes, Cao Yin!"

The old man only glanced at Hong Qing, and he knew that Hong Qing understood the hidden intentions in his words. Lao Huai was very relieved, but he didn't say much. Names were called.

"Wei Chen is here!"

Cao Yin didn't expect such a fierce dispute to occur today, and the uneasiness in his heart was already extremely strong. Hearing the old man's roll call at this moment, he couldn't help but tremble, but he didn't dare to have a slight Delayed, hurriedly bowed in response.

"Since you want a decree of kindness, I will give you a decree of kindness. You will be allowed to cooperate with Qing'er in overseas trade. I hope you can put your mind to it and fill in the shortfall as soon as possible."

After discussing for a long time, the old man was obviously tired, so he didn't say any more. After giving the decree of kindness, he got up without waiting for Cao Yin to finish thanking him, and slowly turned into the apse , a heated discussion has come to an end.

(End of this chapter)